Best High Schools in Zip Code 93560

ZIP code 93560 has two high schools in Southern Kern Unified: Rosamond High Early College Campus, serving grades 9–12 with 927 students, and Rare Earth High (Continuation), serving grades 10–12 with 49 students. Their results differ substantially, so a single picture of local high schools would miss important contrasts. Most importantly, the schools are 42 percentage points apart in ELA proficiency and 58 points apart in chronic absenteeism.

Rosamond stands out for stronger reported achievement and graduation outcomes: in 2025–2026, 57% of students were proficient in ELA and 23% in math, compared with 14% and 5% at Rare Earth. The state rates were 49% in ELA and 38% in math, so Rosamond was above the state in ELA but below it in math; Rare Earth was below state rates in both. Rosamond’s graduation rate was 98%, versus 81% at Rare Earth and 88% statewide. Attendance is a concern at both schools: chronic absenteeism was 23% at Rosamond and 80% at Rare Earth, compared with 18% statewide. Rare Earth’s current science result is suppressed, so a science comparison is not possible.

Scores improved notably at Rosamond from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: ELA rose 24 percentage points, math 13 points, and science 9 points. Rare Earth’s ELA fell 2 points while math rose 5 points, leaving its reported proficiency low. SchoolDigger’s ranking percentile also rose from 31 to 54 for Rosamond and from 6 to 13 for Rare Earth; their latest positions differ by 41 percentile points. As context, the schools reported free/reduced lunch eligible figures for 2024–2025 of 80% at Rosamond and 84% at Rare Earth. Rare Earth has the lower student-teacher ratio—12.2 versus 18.6—but its reported achievement remains lower, a reminder that these measures alone do not explain school results.